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Submission + - You owe us $8M, Santangelos tell AOL, Kazaa (p2pnet.net)

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on Thursday September 13, 2007 @12:56PM

newtley writes: "Michelle Santangelo and her brother Bobby, victims of the RIAA MI>sue 'em all campaign, say Sharman Networks and AOL together owe them almost $8 million, plus legal fees and expenses. The two recently asked for leave to serve a third party complaint against Kazaa owner Sharman Networks and Time Warner's AOL, as well as a former friend whom they say installed Kazaa software. The amended complaint (pdf) claims Sharman Networks, though not itself guilty of copyright infringement, "authorized" users of its Kazaa software to illegally share copyrighted music files. It also claims AOL, "entrapped and created a dangerous condition for the children, Defendants and Third-Party Plaintiffs herein, which became the source of the Plaintiffs claim in the form of alleged infringement.""

Submission + - Jailed uploader forced to use Windows

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on Monday August 27, 2007 @10:10AM

newtley writes: "The US Department of Justice has taken on the role of marketeer for Microsoft. It's forcing Linux user Scott McCausland, aka sk0t, to use Windows while he's on probation after admitting he uploaded the Star Wars Episode III. In an interview, he tells p2pnet what is was like to be jailed. And, "when I hear that downloaders aren't as bad as uploaders I just chuckle," he says, "because what is the difference?""

Submission + - p2pnet calls an IPI study 'flawed': IPI objects (p2pnet.net)

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on Thursday August 23, 2007 @08:53AM

newtley writes: "IPI (Institute for Policy Innovation) boss Tom Giovanetti has a go at p2pnet.net for calling the IPI's deeply flawed 'piracy' study' deeply flawed'."

Submission + - RIAA vs Noor Alaujan, who's defending herself

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on Wednesday August 15, 2007 @07:46PM

newtley writes: "It's virtually unheard of for a judge to request an amicus brief. But in 2004 noted liberal activist judge Nancy Gertner did so in Capitol Records vs Noor Alaujan, with Harvard Law School's Berkman Center responding. Equally unusually, briefs were handed in by the Motion Picture Association of America and a group comprising musician and songwriters' societies. Now in the Alaujan case, judge Gertner has denied the RIAA demand for Summary Judgment, ruling it served notices to admit prematurely. "I've never had a situation like this before, where there are powerful plaintiffs and powerful lawyers on one side and then a whole slew of ordinary folks on the other side," said Gertner of other RIAA lawsuits at the time."

Submission + - Michelle Santangelo demands a trial by jury

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on Thursday August 09, 2007 @06:43PM

newtley writes: "Michelle Santangelo was proud of the stand her mother, Patti, was making against the RIAA. Now, the $35,000 default judgment against her out of the way, it's her turn and she's showing the same kind of grit and determination displayed by Patti, calling for a trial by jury. In Elektra v Santangelo II, she's filed papers opposing the RIAA's motion for attorneys fees; and, filed her answer, counterclaims, and jury demand."

Submission + - SOCAN goes after p2pnet

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on Thursday August 02, 2007 @03:16PM

newtley writes: "SOCAN (Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada) is after me for using a parody pic based on its logo in my p2pnet story headlined SOCAN goes after hair dressers. "Your unauthorised use of the mark unavoidably infringes our rights in the SOCAN trade-mark," it says in a threatening letter. — Jon"

Submission + - Russian download site allTunes wins IFPI case (p2pnet.net)

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on Friday July 13, 2007 @10:19AM

newtley writes: "Last year the IFPI (International Federation of Phonographic Industry) succeeded in persuading VISA and MasterCard to ban payments to Russian music download site allTunes, using alleged copyright infringement as the excuse. However, a Moscow court has ruled the action was illegal, reports p2pnet. The decision on whether or copyrights have been infringed, "can only be taken by [a] court based on a suit filed by exclusive copyright holders, but neither IFPI nor VISA own such rights", according to the court decision, says allTunes owner Internet-Audit."

Submission + - Dying US vet attacks Google's Sicko criticism (p2pnet.net)

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on Thursday July 05, 2007 @10:15AM

newtley writes: "A dying American veteran slams Google's claim that Michael Moore's Sicko, "attacks health insurers, health providers, and pharmaceutical companies by connecting them to isolated and emotional stories of the system at its worst". "I am one of those 'solated' stories," he says, and, "I know dozens more personally (many of whom I am related to), and HUNDREDS more ...""

Submission + - Hollywood movies: five seconds long ;P

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on Wednesday June 27, 2007 @11:03AM

newtley writes: "Guywiththeglasses had a brilliant idea: reduce Hollywood feature movies to five seconds. He ran his series including Jurassic Park and Star Wars on YouTube, but everything, including his video blogs, was deleted. But you can't keep a good man down and in a 6.3 minute feature-length GooTube movie with senator Joe McCarthy asking the questions, Guywiththeglasses tells all, complete with colourful comments."

Submission + - Oregon mother sues the RIAA

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on Monday June 25, 2007 @06:46PM

newtley writes: "Tanya Andersen, the disabled Oregon mother who for three years has been living a nightmare, is suing RIAA and its so-called settlement center for malicious prosecution, says Recording Industry vs The People. "They made life horrible and did a lot of damage," she told p2pnet. "People need to fight back. It's really wrong they can abuse their power like this. It was three years — two years for the lawsuit and a year when they were harassing me. It's really important for me to tell people what they've done and I'm really thankful that I'm able to do that.""

Submission + - Vancouver Island demands Facebook recognition!

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on Saturday June 23, 2007 @12:12PM

newtley writes: "Vancouver Island isn't Vancouver, damnit! It's separate place (almost a republic : ) 1 1/2 hours by ferry from the British Columbia mainland and it's one of Canada's most famous and most popular tourist spots. But Facebook refuses to recognize its existence! In protest, 11,000 (so far) islanders have started a petition appealing for a VI network. p2pnet.net is based there and it and the Times Colonist are running stories on the situation. Sign the VI petition now!!!"

Submission + - Hollywood's new anti-pirate posters

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on Friday June 22, 2007 @02:09PM

newtley writes: "Things are terrible, claims Hollywood, introducing new anti-pirate posters. Last year, the entertainment cartels claimed counterfeiting and file sharing were prime causes of deteriorating world economies. But, quoting from the Havocscope global index of illicit markets, movie and music piracy were way down the list at 16th and 20th respectively, said p2pnet. Despite these earlier spurious claims, things have worsened dramatically. Right? Wrong. Havocscope says movies have moved up only four notches to the 12th position, and music is now two steps further down, not up, at position # 22."

Submission + - Hudge foils RIAA bid to get student names

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on Wednesday June 20, 2007 @02:44PM

newtley writes: "The RIAA was demanding the identities of University of New Mexico students, but Magistrate Judge Lorenzo F. Garcia refused to cooperate, denying the RIAA's ex parte motion, reports Recording Industry vs The People. "I'm very gratified to see that there are judges out there who can see through the RIAA smokescreen, and who will apply the American principles of justice to deny the RIAA's fascistic interpretation of the law," says the site's Ray Beckerman, one of the first lawyers to start seriously defending RIAA victims. "Judge Garcia also notes that there is 'no reasonable way' to ensure that prospective defendants are made aware of the lawsuits and requests for disclosure — which is exactly how the RIAA wants it," says Ars Technica. "He wants to ensure that the John Does are notified and 'are given a reasonable opportunity to intervene in order to stop the disclosure of sensitive information'.""

Submission + - Interesting questions for A2IM's Bengloff

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on Monday June 18, 2007 @09:59AM

newtley writes: "A2IM boss Rich Bengloff renages on a promise to respond to interesting (in the Confucian sense) questions posed by well-known entertainment lawyer Fred Wilhelms on the proposed Copyright Royalty Board Net radio royalty hikes. Among them, "Do you think your label members would agree to a rule that if they sold 'X' number of CDs in a year, they would be forced to pay retroactive membership fees to the RIAA?""

Submission + - It was a nightmare, Tanya Andersen

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on Thursday June 14, 2007 @02:36PM

newtley writes: "The worst part is over for Oregon mother Tanya Andersen and her 10-year-old daughter, Kylee. Their ordeal with Warner Music, EMI, Vivendi Universal and Sony BMG's RIAA is now over, bar the shouting, but the memory will linger on. Forever. "It was a living nightmare," she says."

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